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{{Short description|Scottish actress (1910–2004)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2015}}
{{Use British English|date=September 2015}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Molly Weir
| image = Actress_Molly_Weir.jpg
| caption =
| birth_date = {{birth date|1910|3|17|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Glasgow]], [[Scotland]]
| height = 4 ft 10 in
| death_date = {{death date and age|2004|11|28|1910|3|17|df=y}}
| death_place = [[Pinner]], [[London]], England
| birth_name = Mary Weir
| othername =
| spouse = {{marriage|Sandy Hamilton|1939|1997|reason=died}}
|family = [[Tom Weir]] (brother)

<ref name="scotsman.com">{{cite news |url=http://www.scotsman.com/news/scotland/top-stories/molly-weir-leaves-163-1-8m-to-charities-1-713260 |title=Molly Weir leaves £1.8m to charities |date=23 May 2005 |newspaper=[[The Scotsman]] |accessdate=22 May 2018}}</ref>
| yearsactive = 1946–1999
}}

'''Mary Weir''' (17 March 1910 – 28 November 2004), known as '''Molly Weir''', was a [[Scotland|Scottish]] actress.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b9fcd2832 |title=Molly Weir |website=[[British Film Institute]] |accessdate=22 May 2018}}</ref> She appeared as the character Hazel the McWitch in the [[BBC]] TV series ''[[Rentaghost]]''.<ref name="news.bbc.co.uk">{{cite web |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/4052519.stm |title=Obituary: Molly Weir |date=29 November 2004 |website=BBC News |accessdate=22 May 2018}}</ref>

She was the sister of naturalist and broadcaster [[Tom Weir]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.gla.ac.uk/services/specialcollections/collectionsa-z/scottishtheatrearchive/stacollections/mollyweir/ |title=Collections A-Z: Molly Weir |website=University of Glasgow |accessdate=22 May 2018 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20141109215457/http://www.gla.ac.uk/services/specialcollections/collectionsa-z/scottishtheatrearchive/stacollections/mollyweir/ |archivedate=9 November 2014 |df=dmy-all}}</ref>

==Biography==
Born in [[Glasgow]] and brought up in the [[Springburn]] area of the city, Weir began in amateur dramatics. In her early professional career, she was a well-known [[radio]] actress, featuring in many [[comedy]] shows, such as ''[[It's That Man Again|ITMA]]''.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/news/2004/dec/01/guardianobituaries.artsobituaries |title=Molly Weir: A familiar Scottish voice on radio and television |first=Stephen |last=Dixon |date=1 December 2004 |newspaper=[[The Guardian]] |accessdate=22 May 2018}}</ref> Her greatest theatrical success came in ''[[The Happiest Days of Your Life (play)|The Happiest Days of Your Life]]''.

She made her film debut in 1949, and had a regular role as the housekeeper, Aggie McDonald, in the radio and television [[sitcom]] ''[[Life With The Lyons]]''.<ref name="news.bbc.co.uk"/> During the 1970s and early 1980s she became famous as a writer, with several volumes of best-selling memoirs, notably, ''[[Shoes Were For Sunday]]''. She also appeared in a series of [[television]] advertisements for ''[[Mr. Clean|Flash]]'' the household cleaning agent.<ref name=molly>{{cite news |url=http://www.heraldscotland.com/sport/spl/aberdeen/a-beloved-scots-star-for-generations-molly-weir-actress-and-writer-dies-aged-94-1.69371 |title=A beloved Scots star for generations Molly Weir, actress and writer, dies, aged 94 |date=30 November 2004 |newspaper=[[The Herald (Glasgow)|The Herald]] |accessdate=22 May 2018}}</ref> In 1969, she appeared in ''[[The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie (film)|The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie]]'' starring [[Dame Maggie Smith]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.afi.com/members/catalog/DetailView.aspx?s=&Movie=23862 |title=The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie (1969) |website=[[American Film Institute]] |accessdate=22 May 2018}}</ref> She and [[Helena Gloag]] played the Kerr sisters, the sewing mistresses of Marcia Blaine School for Girls.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.aveleyman.com/FilmCredit.aspx?FilmID=15202 |title=The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie, 1969 |website=Aveleyman.com |accessdate=22 May 2018}}</ref> In 1970 Weir and Gloag reprised their collaboration in ''[[Scrooge (1970 film)|Scrooge]]'', playing old sisters in debt to Mr Scrooge, played by [[Albert Finney]].<ref name=molly />

In the 1970s she was one of the presenters of ''Teatime Tales'', a television series broadcast by [[STV (TV network)|STV]] in which she recalled her childhood. The series also featured [[Lavinia Derwent]] and [[Cliff Hanley]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/26303.Lavinia_Derwent |title=Lavinia Derwent |website=[[Goodreads]] |accessdate=22 May 2018}}</ref> In the 1980s, she lampooned this homely image in the comedy series ''[[Victoria Wood As Seen On TV]]'' and appeared in a pop video for [[The Bluebells]] 1983 hit "[[Young at Heart (Bananarama song)|Young At Heart]]".<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.eveningtimes.co.uk/features/memories-molly-helps-collar-four-legged-fan.15167921 |title=Memories: Molly helps collar four-legged fan |date=19 September 2011 |newspaper=[[Evening Times]] |accessdate=22 May 2018}}</ref>

At the [[1979 United Kingdom general election]], Molly Weir was one of "a galaxy of stage and television stars" to appear at an election rally in support of the [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative Party]].<ref name="GH29April1979p1">{{cite news |last1=Russell |first1=William |title=Ex-Labour MP defects to Tories |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=GGgVawPscysC&dat=19790430&printsec=frontpage&hl=en |access-date=25 June 2021 |work=The Glasgow Herald |date=30 April 1979 |page=1}}</ref>

She is also the subject of the 1988 song "[[Candy/Molly's Lips|Molly's Lips]]" by [[The Vaselines]], and later covered by [[Nirvana (band)|Nirvana]].

After her death, Molly Weir's ashes were scattered on the banks of [[Loch Lomond]], a favourite holiday location; and almost all her estate (of nearly £1.9 million), was bequeathed to charities.<ref name="scotsman.com"/>

==Selected filmography==
{{Div col}}
*''Comin' Thro the Rye'' (1947)
*''[[Floodtide]]'' (1949) - Mrs. McTavish
*''[[Madeleine (1950 film)|Madeleine]]'' (1950) - Bit Part (uncredited)
*''[[Something in the City]]'' (1950) - Nellie
*''[[Flesh and Blood (1951 film)|Flesh and Blood]]'' (1951) - Margaret
*''[[Cheer the Brave]]'' (1951)
*''[[You're Only Young Twice (film)|You're Only Young Twice]]'' (1952) - Nellie (voice, uncredited)
*''[[Forces' Sweetheart (film)|Forces' Sweetheart]]'' (1953) - Scots Maid
*''[[Small Town Story (film)|Small Town Story]]'' (1953) - Maid (uncredited)
*''[[The Diamond (film)|The Diamond]]'' (1954) - Mrs. Sayer - Marline's Housekeeper (uncredited)
*''[[Life with the Lyons (film)|Life with the Lyons]]'' (1954) - Aggie
*''[[The Lyons in Paris]]'' (1955) - Aggie
*''[[John and Julie]]'' (1955) - Landlady
*''[[Value for Money]]'' (1955) - Mrs. Matthews (uncredited)
*''[[Let's Be Happy]]'' (1957) - Flower Girl
*''[[The Bridal Path (film)|The Bridal Path]]'' (1959) - 2nd Waitress
*''[[Carry On Regardless]]'' (1961) - Bird Woman
*''[[What a Whopper]]'' (1961) - Teacher
*''[[The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie (film)|The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie]]'' (1969) - Miss Allison Kerr
*''[[Scrooge (1970 film)|Scrooge]]'' (1970) - 1st Woman Debtor
*''[[Hands of the Ripper]]'' (1971) - Maid
*''[[Bless This House (film)|Bless This House]]'' (1972) - Mary's Mother
*''[[Assassin (1973 film)|Assassin]]'' (1973) - Drunk Woman
*''[[One of Our Dinosaurs Is Missing]]'' (1975) - Scots Nanny
*''Mr. Selkie'' (1979) - Grannie Ross
*''[[Captain Jack (film)|Captain Jack]]'' (1999) - Foula Operator
{{div col end}}

==Books==
*{{cite book |title=Shoes Were For Sunday |location=London |publisher=[[Hutchinson (publisher)|Hutchinson]] |date=1970}}
*{{cite book |title=Best Foot Forward |location=London |publisher=Hutchinson |date=1972}}
*{{cite book |title=A Toe On The Ladder |location=London |publisher=Hutchinson |date=1973}}
*{{cite book |title=Stepping into the Spotlight |location=London |publisher=Hutchinson |date=1975}}
*{{cite book |title=Walking into the Lyon's Den |location=London |publisher=Hutchinson |date=1977}}
*{{cite book |title=One Small Footprint |location=London |publisher=Hutchinson |date=1980}}
*{{cite book |title=Molly Weir's Recipes - New Ideas and Old Favourites |publisher=Gordon Wright Publishing |date=1980}}
*{{cite book |title=Spinning Like a Peerie |location=Edinburgh |publisher=Wright |date=1983}}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
{{Portal|Biography}}
* {{IMDb name|0918620|Molly Weir}}

{{Authority control}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Weir, Molly}}
[[Category:1910 births]]
[[Category:2004 deaths]]
[[Category:Actresses from Glasgow]]
[[Category:Scottish television actresses]]
[[Category:Scottish film actresses]]
[[Category:Scottish memoirists]]
[[Category:People from Springburn]]
[[Category:British women memoirists]]

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